"Young man, know when to stop."
The elder's gaze was fixed on Ye Yunfei as he spoke slowly.
The Liu Family Head, accompanied by a group of high-ranking members, clustered around this elder. Every single one of them glared at Ye Yunfei with hostility.
"Could he be the Liu Family's Third Ancestor, Liu Wensong?"
"That's right, it's him, Liu Wensong! He's one of the Liu Family's most powerful experts!"
Soon, people recognized this Third Ancestor of the Liu Family.
"If others don't provoke me, I won't provoke them. But if they provoke me, I will repay them twofold," Ye Yunfei replied indifferently.
"You've already killed over two hundred of our Liu Family members and wounded two at the Primordial Soul Realm. Doesn't that count as twofold repayment?" Liu Wensong said.
"This is only the beginning," Ye Yunfei answered.
Liu Wensong stared at Ye Yunfei, sizing him up for a moment.
Suddenly, he took a step forward. His figure became a blur, as if he were shrinking distance with each stride, rapidly closing in on Ye Yunfei.
The moment Liu Wensong had appeared, Ye Yunfei was already fully on guard, his Soul Power locked onto Liu Wensong. With his immensely rich martial experience, Ye Yunfei could tell at a glance that this Liu Wensong's strength was formidable. It was likely that even if the five Tang Clan experts attacked together, they would be no match for him. Therefore, Ye Yunfei had no intention of giving him a chance to get close.
Ye Yunfei activated space energy, stepping into the spatial void and vanishing.
"That's the legendary space energy! How is this possible! Even the Divine Shaping Realm experts in our Northern Wastes Domain might not be able to master space energy. How does a junior like him possess it?" Liu Wensong halted his movement, staring at the spot where Ye Yunfei had disappeared with extreme shock in his eyes.
"This young man's origins must be astonishing! Could it be that he came from the Sacred Domain? Is he a core disciple from some great sect there?" Liu Wensong's expression turned wary.
Legends said that among the ancient powers in the Sacred Domain, core disciples would often venture out discreetly to other regions for training.
*Whoosh!*
At that moment, Ye Yunfei's figure reappeared in the distance, in another direction.
"A cycle of vengeance only leads to more vengeance. Young man, what will it take for you to stop? How about this: our Liu Family is willing to offer you compensation, and let bygones be bygones," Liu Wensong said aloud, his tone carrying a note of sincerity.
He was afraid Ye Yunfei really was a core disciple from a major power in the Sacred Domain. That would be troublesome, so he was prepared to settle things peacefully for now.
"Third Ancestor!"
The Liu Family's high-ranking members were all greatly startled.
"You will not speak," Liu Wensong said with a darkened face to the Liu Family elders.
The Liu Family elders had no choice but to hold their tongues. Everyone in the Liu Family knew this Third Ancestor was terrifyingly powerful and one of the most authoritative figures in the clan. Even the Family Head was two generations his junior and dared not contradict him to his face.
"Heavens! The Liu Family's Third Ancestor is actually seeking peace from Ye Yunfei? The mighty Liu Family is backing down before a young junior?"
This scene left all the onlookers in the surroundings utterly shocked.
"What kind of compensation can your Liu Family offer me?" Ye Yunfei asked faintly after hearing Liu Wensong's words.
"Family Head," Liu Wensong looked at the Liu Family Head.
The Liu Family Head gritted his teeth and took out a spatial ring.
Liu Wensong took it, flicked his finger, and sent the spatial ring flying to a spot in front of Ye Yunfei.
Ye Yunfei's Soul Power swept over it briefly, and he let out a cold laugh. The spatial ring did indeed contain a fair amount of wealth: crystals, medicinal pills, heavenly treasures, and some magical artifacts. However, its value wasn't particularly high.
Such a pittance was not enough to make Ye Yunfei stop.
"Bring it!" Liu Wensong shot a glare at the Liu Family Head.
The Liu Family Head clenched his jaw again and took out five more spatial rings, handing them to Liu Wensong.
Liu Wensong flicked his fingers repeatedly, sending all five rings to hover before Ye Yunfei.
Ye Yunfei's Soul Power swept over them. He said nothing and made no move to take the rings floating before him.
The meaning was clear: Ye Yunfei thought it wasn't enough.
"Ye Yunfei, don't push your luck!" the Liu Family Head roared angrily at him.
"Young man, I'll give you my own collection as well," Liu Wensong said after a moment's thought, taking out a spatial ring and sending it before Ye Yunfei.
Ye Yunfei's Soul Power swept over this spatial ring.
"What happened today ends here. If your Liu Family provokes me again in the future, don't blame me for being ruthless."
Ye Yunfei's sleeve swept up, collecting all the spatial rings before him. Then he took a step back, activating space energy to retreat into the spatial void.
In truth, the reason Ye Yunfei chose to leave at this moment was that he had sensed many powerful auras secretly approaching him.
"Stop him!"
A loud shout rang out.
Then, figures exuding powerful auras continuously appeared, surrounding Ye Yunfei's location.
*Boom! Boom!...*
Waves of immense energy, like erupting volcanoes, flooded towards Ye Yunfei's position, attempting to lock down the space he occupied.
Ye Yunfei's physical power surged. Simultaneously, nine divine beasts materialized behind him, roaring furiously and releasing waves of ancient, primordial aura. Most of the overwhelming energy pressure was neutralized.
Then, Ye Yunfei stepped into the spatial void and vanished.
Immediately afterwards, one sharp-aura expert after another appeared on the scene.
"The Ancient Demon Race!"
Liu Wensong and the Liu Family elders narrowed their eyes, staring warily at a ten-meter-tall member of the Ancient Demon Race. This Ancient Demon exuded terrifying demonic energy; every breath it took made the surrounding space tremble violently. This Ancient Demon was a peak-stage Primordial Soul Realm expert!
Besides this Ancient Demon, more than a dozen other Primordial Soul Realm experts had arrived at the same time!
"It seems Ye Yunfei knew we were coming," said a short-limbed elder with a frown.
"His perception might not be weaker than ours. The Heavenly Profound Continent is just a low-level continent, yet it produced such a monstrous young man!" another dark-robed elder sighed.
"Esteemed guests, our Liu Family failed to greet you properly!"
Liu Wensong quickly led the Liu Family's Primordial Soul Realm experts forward to bow to these dozen-odd suddenly appearing experts.
Subsequently, these dozen-plus Primordial Soul Realm experts were welcomed into the Liu Family headquarters and lavishly entertained.
At that moment, several kilometers away.
Ye Yunfei suddenly appeared atop a mountain peak, gazing distantly towards Liu City.
"So it's forces from the Ancient Demon Race. Sending over a dozen Primordial Soul Realm experts to deal with me... they're paying me quite a bit of attention," Ye Yunfei sneered.
Then, he turned and left.
A day later, Ye Yunfei returned to his cultivation peak at the Heavenly Dao Academy.
"We're back!"
Da Di Daozhang was teleported out of the Phantom Tower by Ye Yunfei. Looking around at the surroundings, he couldn't help but feel overjoyed.
"The big battle at the Liu Family today was fought so satisfyingly! I killed many Liu Family members, even a few Great Mystic Pill Realm experts! It really helped vent some anger!" Da Di Daozhang said proudly.
"Alright. From now on, you'll temporarily stay on my cultivation peak. Be careful. That old fool Ruan Shiguang won't let us off easily," Ye Yunfei said to Da Di Daozhang.
Then, Ye Yunfei returned to his private chamber.
"Elder Tang Wu, next, I plan to deal with Ruan Shiguang. I'll need your help," Ye Yunfei entered the Phantom Tower and said to Elder Tang Wu.
"Ruan Shiguang is an Elder of the Heavenly Dao Academy. If we kill him, it might trigger an investigation by the academy's higher-ups. You need to be sure about this," Elder Tang Wu said.